VETOES

WORK EXPERIENCE EQUIVALENT TO THE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED UNDER § 617
OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C) THE BOARD MAY GRANT A WAIVER ONLY IF THE STATE IN WHICH
THE APPLICANT IS LICENSED WAIVES THE EXAMINATION OF LICENSEES OF
THIS STATE TO A SIMILAR EXTENT AS THIS STATE WAIVES THE
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS LICENSED IN THAT STATE.

620.

(A)  AN APPLICANT WHO OTHERWISE QUALIFIES FOR A LICENSE IS
ENTITLED TO BE EXAMINED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

(B)  THE BOARD SHALL GIVE EXAMINATIONS TO APPLICANTS AT
LEAST TWICE ANNUALLY, AT PLACES WITHIN THE STATE AND AT TIMES
THAT THE BOARD DETERMINES.

(C)  THE BOARD SHALL SEND WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DATE, HOUR,
AND PLACE OF EXAMINATION TO EACH APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE WHO IS
REQUIRED TO PASS THE EXAMINATION.

(D)  (1) THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE THE SUBJECTS, SCOPE, AND
FORM OF AND THE PASSING SCORE FOR EXAMINATIONS GIVEN UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE.

(2) THE BOARD SHALL PROVIDE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
THAT TEST THE COMPETENCY AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE APPLICANT.

(E)  AN APPLICANT FOR A MASTER RESTRICTED HEATING,
VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING, AND REFRIGERATION LICENSE SHALL BE
EXAMINED ONLY ON SUBJECTS RELATING TO THE TRADE IN WHICH THE
APPLICANT HAS THE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED UNDER § 617(C) OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

621.

(A)  TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE, AN APPLICANT SHALL OBTAIN A
GRADE OF AT LEAST 70 PERCENT ON THE EXAMINATION.

(B)  THE USE OF UNAUTHORIZED MATERIAL OR OTHER MISBEHAVIOR
BY AN APPLICANT DURING AN EXAMINATION SHALL CAUSE THE IMMEDIATE
REJECTION OF THE APPLICATION AND SHALL BAR THE APPLICANT FROM
REEXAMINATION FOR AT LEAST 1 YEAR.

(C)  (1) APPLICANTS WHO HAVE FAILED AN EXAMINATION OR FAIL
TO APPEAR FOR A SCHEDULED EXAMINATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FILE A
NEW APPLICATION AND PAY A NEW FEE.

(2) EXAMINATION FEES SHALL BE NONREFUNDABLE.

(D)  EACH APPLICANT WHO HAS TAKEN AN EXAMINATION REQUIRED BY
THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF THE GRADE RECEIVED ON THE
EXAMINATION AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.

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